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Saint Patrick’s Day is a festive day celebrating Irish heritage and culture and Irish-Diaspora around the world. It’s a day when everyone...

Originally posted March 27th, 2012 From Resurrection Sunday to Easter: How Ancient German and Christian Celebrations Merged at Easter...

Originally published March 20th, 2012, this is a practical guide to the spring equinox celebration of Ostara. Honoring Ostara, Easter:...

Originally posted February 28th, 2012 Hamantaschen are delicious cookies traditionally eaten at Purim. The Jewish Holiday of Purim is a...

All Wiccan holidays are based on the seasons.  That means that witches in the northern hemisphere celebrate the opposite season holidays...

Originally posted January 25, 2012 I’m a medievalist. I love history. I love learning how to make things the way they were made before...

May 11th, 2012 The Olive Garden is one of the best known chain restaurants for Italian food. Certainly the television advertisements make...

May 16th, 2012 1978’s movie “Ice Castles” is one of the most iconic of films featuring figure skating. It focuses on Alexis Winston, a...

May 16, 2012 May 10, a New York Times article reports, “Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse.” The story...

A Lack of Empathy Increased Self-Reliance at the Expense of Social-consciousness It’s a mental health epidemic. It’s a change in how...

Originally posted May 15th, 2012, this is a short introduction to chamomile and ginger, two herbs that are very powerful for healing and...

Originally posted March 1st, 2012 Silk is a fashion mainstay-particularly for formal wear. Spun from un-wound moth cocoons that dine on...

Originally posted January 25, 2012 I love my bird. Like most dedicated aviculturists and pet owners, I care a great deal about helping my...

April 30th, 2012 I spend a lot of time at the computer. Odds are really good so do you. So it should not be shocking when the repetitive...

Written May 7th, 2012 after a rushed eye appointment led to an incorrect prescription for my eye glasses, this article is designed to...

May 17th, 2012 Politicians swear by it. Conservative Christians insist upon it. It has fueled debates on evolution verses creationism in...

This April 10th, 2012 article explains exactly what kosher means for those of us not raised eating it. Eating Kosher: Why You Don’t Need...

In May 2011 I bought a beautiful whiteface pearl cockatiel I named Elendil (not realizing the bird was female) from a pet store on Kings...

The science fiction theme continues with this look at Quantum Leap. “Quantum Leap” Guest Stars Who Shaped Science Fiction “Quantum Leap”...

Originally published March 14, 2012, this is another article connecting Star Trek and Babylon 5 Science Fiction fans are known for their...